Abstract
The purging efficacy of the Miltenyi sorting system was evaluated by qualitative and TaqMan quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in myeloma patients, using immunoglobulin genes. After small-scale selection, qualitative PCR showed that in 6 of 12 leukaphereses myeloma cells were no longer detectable. Envisaging a possible clinical application, the leukaphereses from three patients underwent large-scale selection. Qualitative PCR showed that myeloma cells were still detectable. Quantitative PCR, performed in two patients, showed a tumour depletion of 1 and 2 logs respectively. Although numbers are small, the promising results obtained with small-scale selection were not reproduced in large-scale experiments.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | 642-645 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | British Journal of Haematology |
Volume | 117 |
Numero di pubblicazione | 3 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2002 |
Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |